A degree in Womyn’s Studies or LGBTWQIA Studies has NEVER been a good investment.
Well, I am obviously not talking about a degree in women’s studies or some other stupid field. Or even something arty. The point is, a college degree used to be a document proving that you could stick with something for four years, that you knew about Western Civilization, that you could write and think and speak. That’s no longer true, of course. But five years ago you could get a job with a liberal arts degree, and parents and high school counselors and teachers were urging all kids to go to college. You can’t expect kids to figure out what most of the movers and shakers in the business world didn’t anticipate. Kids who were 17 five years ago weren’t in a position to say, “Hm, I’m a high school senior now, and after analyzing markets and politics and economics I think there’s probably going to be a worldwide economic collapse so that a degree won’t do me any good. But as boring and horrible as machining sounds (whatever that is) I’m going to study it because apparently there will be a resurgence in it in 2012.”